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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

Pref. De Leon, the New York as
trologer, convicted of inducing young
girls to go to Panama for immoral
purposes has been sentenced to Is
years Imprisonment at hard labor at
| Sing Sing,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

= THE "new pa' ty" started Saturday
in this city will be power in the land
if the bigger oaks grow from the small
er acorns. The most of the principles
are o. k, and some of the ends good
but the means adopted to attain the
same are n. g.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

W. II. McIntire and j. S. Atkins
can be accommodated by two gentle
men of this city for the championship
of the county, at euchre, any time
they will call 1t the LEDGER office.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10
Killed His Son.

PARIS, Mo-, Feb. 4.-This morning
a quarrel arose between Neal Robin
son and his son Bill, both colcred,
when Neal shot him in the left side
with an army musket, shattering bis
entrails. William died at 10 O'Clock.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

The man who views the fisheries
troubles with broad impartiality is
the absconding bank officer whose
affections are in the United States
and whose safety is in Canada.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

If EVERY farmer has not kept an
account with his live stock, the be-
ginning of a new year is good time
to make start. 1t is indispensable
to know II their stock pay for them
selves and which of them do and do
not. There are thousands of animals
which are always in debt to their
owners and are kept out Of the profits
Of the better ones. The new year
is good time for wedding out the
poor animals, and getting rid Of them
on the best terms, and so saving the
feed they would consume. Stock
are useful as makers, but it
will never pay farmer to keep them
for this sole purpose. The manure
must be an incidental profit of the
feeding; the animals must be made
to pay direct profit for their feed
ing or the farmer had better be with
out them.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

In THE event of a war with Canada
Cur skilled strikers would be able to
strike blow for the beloved Repub-
lie with great promptDess. They are
IN practice, so TO speak.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

DELAWARE is the only State in the
Union which hasn't a single Repub-
lican official. Doubtless the esteem
ed New York Tribune considers this
the reason why the Delaware peach
crop is always failure.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

COUNCILMAN PRATT is in favor of
buying more hose and selling the old
engine, also getting hose reel for a
horse. We think this a frst-rate
idea, which, we trust, the Council
will adopt.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

WITH numbered houses, Combina-
tion Horse Sales, stock sales, electric
lights paid for by the city,and natural
gas, Mexico Canlct be equaled by
any place in The state.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

EVERY merchant in Mexico should
handle Mexico brooms, No COM
plant has been made about the price
or quality, and at the same time some
of our merchants refuse to handle
the brooms at all, because they are
made at home, we suppose
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

Married, at the residence Of the
brides father, +. p. Canterbury, on
Thursday evening last, by Elder
Higbee, Mr.. W. f. Bybee and Miss
Maudie G. Canterbury.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10
1T Is RUMORED THAT

Spring is coming early.
The peach crop is not killed.
Rain is needed by the farmers.
Ferris Theatre will be a dandy.
Mexico IS to get railroad division.
The Board OF Trade should wake
up.
A tobacco factory would pay in
Mexico.
A new bridge will be built at an
early day.
The vacant stores will all be filled
by spring.
Judge Hughes cleans up his work
as he goes.
The Board OF Trade is not dead
but sleeping.
A telephone exchange will be put
in Mexico again.
There will be lots of fun during
the city election.
The LEDGER gives all the news
without prejudice.
Candidates for City Council are
slow in coming out.
There isn't better town in the
State than Mexico.
The backbone of winter is broken
This is only rumor.
Rock roads would greatly increase
the trade of this city.
Hardin Park will be looked aftel
by the proper authorities.
Hardin College will have the bes
commencement in its history.
The City Council will contract fol
electric light before they retire.
More houses will 10 built in Mex
leo this spring than ever before.
No town in the State has bette
kept business streets than Mexico.
The Mining Company will have {
deep hole in the ground by spring.
More manufactures would be de
cided help to the growth of Mexico
No town in the state has q better
system of water works than Mexico
No man can afford to borrow
paper when it only costs so cents
month.
There would be no trouble to rais'
money by subscription to number tn
houses.
The ground hog did not see hi
shadow yesterday, and as conse
quence, the winter is over. (?)
The houses of this city will b
numbered. The work can be don
at an expense of Sl25 to the city.
We are soon to have anothe
Goetze's Concert, with Miss Fanni
| Murphy as soprano and Pro.
J Goetze's entire orchestra.
The electric street lights will NO
be allowed to 60 out in April
, The matter will most likely be locke
into by the present City Council.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10
Read by Eyerybody.

The Mexico LEDGER is one OF the
best edited journals in the State, and
read by every man, woman and child
Of Audrain county. - Warrenton
PuDnoy
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

PEOPLE who want war at any price
can find it in the Century Magazine,
where the battle of Gettysburg is
raging with all its pristine fury.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

PUTTING the county prisoners to
work on the rock pile will be the
first step toward a system of rock
roads for the county.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

THERE should be no outside issues
injected INTO the city canvas. The
best men for the places should be
elected.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

Jacob Ruloff, who became paralyz-
ed in his right side Thursday, is
somewhat better to-day, and he will
doubtless recover soon.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

The Harvesters entertainment
which was to have been held at Mrs.
LaForce's Thursday night has been
POSTPONED indefinitely.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

T. B. Gaunawsy has bought half
interest in the Paris Mercury. The
Mercury will be kept up to its usual
standard.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

FROM present indications the
British Lion may soon have no tail
left for the twisters to toy with.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

THE Mexico Mining Co. began
leasing land by getting lease on j.
I. Crews land, except few acres
on which the house stands.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

J. r. Brown, auctioneer, Mexico,
Mo-, cries sales anywhere on short
notice. Terms reasonable. Any
reference given that may be required.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

DoN'T agree to vote for any man
for city office who is not in favor of
booming Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10
THE COMMITTEE.

Special Dispatch to the Glshe- Democrat.
MEXICO, Mo-, February 3.-The
following named gentlemen we're this
morning appointed by Judge Hughes
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

The A. O. U. W. of the State will
erect a monument to Father j. J.
Upchurch, founder of the Order, at
O cost of $4,000.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

Ferris & Son have just received
an elegant new delivery wagon, with
heavily mounted harness for the
huree
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

The Centralia Guard is twenty
years old and one of the best papers
that comes to our table.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

The suhmissionIsts saw their shad-
ow on grounding day and went back
IN their hole.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

The House yesterday voted for
Submission and the Senate voted for
the Wood County Option bill.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

The wedding Of DIR. Vandeventer
and Miss Lucy Mosby will take place
on the 10th.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

The county prisoners should be
worked on the rock pile.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

An exchange says that the best
Christian is he who soonest has the
snow cleaned away from the sidewalk.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

The County Court is on the right
track when 1t puts the county
prisoners to work.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

Representative r. c. Carter, Of
this county, presented game law
petition TO the Legislature yesterday.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

ST. VALENTINES day comes on the
18th of February this year, as usual.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

Now is the time for the pes.cema-
kers to pour eod-liver oil on tSs
| troubled waters.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

A leading citizen of Mexico and q
widower, marries on the 18th.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

WHEN man asks you to vote for
him for city Office, ask him if he
Is in favor of public improvements.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10
Prohibition and compensation.

From the st. Louis Post Dispatch.
"The owners of slaves were not
compensated" shout some of the
Prohibitionists in the Legislature.
They should remember that they are
not amending the Federal Constitu-
tion, nor imposing conditions on
conquered States at the close of
civil war. They should remember
also that any amendment to our pres
ent State Constitution must be adopt
ed subject TO the restrictions of the
Federal Constitution upon State
power, and also subject to the prov
isions of the present State Constitu-
tion, one of which declares that pri-
vate property shall neither be taken
for public use, nor be damaged by
an act of condemnation for public
use, without compensation. 1t is moi
clear that any law destroying the
value of the many millions Of pro
perty invested in vineyards, brewer
les and distilleries can be .constitu'
tionally enforced without compensa'
tion for the damage imposed thereby
But it is clear that, even if the peo
pie have the power to do such an un
just thing, they ought not to exercise
it. and we do not believe the people
of Missouri can be persuaded to per
petrate such wrong.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

HARDIN COLLEGE must have a new
chapel. Every citizen of the county
is interested in this enterprise.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

THE Board of Trade should make
an effort to die of wear and tear,
rather than of rust and dry rot.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

THIS cold weather don't appear
to chill the ardor of the candidates
for city offices.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

THERE should he no other issue in
the city election except the best man
for the place.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

THE Moberly Board of Trade is
preparing to bore for gas, coal or oil.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

NEVER in the history of Mexico
did so many good people want office
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

Il. c.. CARTER, of Audrain, voted
against Submission.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

PATRoNIzE home industries and
talk up your town.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

PREPARE to keep the electric light
going after April.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10
NUMBER the houses.

NUMBER the houses
-
TALK up rock roads.
----------------------------------------
SUBMISSION will not carry.
WAKE up the Board of Trade.
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Boom the Combination Horse Sale.
--------------------
CHOOSE good men for city officers.
WAR would at least relieve the
monotony.
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PREPARE to keep the electric light
going after April.
------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------
PATRoNIzE home industries and
talk up your town.
------------
r. C.. CARTER, of Audraln, voted
against Submission.
NEVER in the history of Mexico
did so many good people want office
------ ------------------------------- ------------------
THE Moberly Board Of Trade is
preparing to bore for gas, coal or oil.
-
THERE should he no other issue In
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-02-10

WAR would at least relieve the
mOnOtony.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-14

From returns received from county
clerks, and estimates for counties from
which no official reports have as yet
been made, the area sOwn to wheat is
found to be the smallest since 1875, and
will fall at least 20 per cent. below that
of last year. The weather during the
months of April and May was unfavor-
able for the growth of the plant (too
dry and the chinch bugs have well nigh
destroyed the crop in certain localities,
and seriously damaged it IN others, re-
ducing the general condition to 40 per
cent. Probable product, but little, if
any, in excess of the requirements OF
the state for seed and bread.
The acreage of corn is at least % per
cent in excess of the crop of last year,
which was larger for last year than for
any former period in the history of the
state. The stand is generally good, and
the outlook for a full crop was never
better at this season of the year.
The dry weather at the early part of
the season seriously retarded the growth
of oats, and the crop has suffered to a
considerable extent from insect depre-
dations, but the recent rains have ma
terially changed the outlook, and while
the yield per acre must fall at least 40
per cent. below the average, in view of
the area sown, large crop may yet be
harvested.
The loss in area in wheat, as COM
pared with last year, is 20 per cent.
Average conditions as compared with a
full corp 40 per cent. The increase in
the area of corn is 25 per cent. Con-
dition, as compared with five year
average, 10 per cent.
Condition, as compared with the
average for five years, of the following:
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-14
The Poor Settler. I"

There has been remarkable stiffness
on the part of the political and journal
istic friends of the poor settler since
the decision of the United States sup
RENE court affirming the validity of
the inflated Maxwell land grant. This
judgment places thousands of poor set
tiers at the mercy of foreign company,
and confirms a swindler which will
stand as the most stupendouS land
steal of the century. Projected by en-
inent Republicans confirmed by Repub-
lican officials, and finally Endorsed by a
court made up of Republicans, the
Maxwell land grant fraud is Repub-
lican party measure, and succeeds now
only because it had gone too far to be
remedied by the present administra-
ton. The measures taken in other
parts of the country against similar
land rings have been more successful,
but by partisan and interested organs
they have been held up as attacks on
the poor settler.
AS matter of fact, the poor settler
has had no injustice done him in years
that is at all to be compared with the
Maxwell land grant decision. This
grant originally amounted to 100000
acres. It was fraudulently increased
so as to embrace 10000 acres and to
take in hundreds of farms and fruit
ranches located years ago by industri,
GUS settlers, not one of whom now has
title to his property, The decision
of the United States supreme court in
the matter is final, and tue settlers
have nothing to do bat to make such
terms with their masters as they can.
An agent of the foreign company which
owns this tract is now on the ground
informing American citizens on what
conditions they may remain, These
are purchase of their own lands and
an humble submission to the powers
that be. Such settlers as endeayor to
resist by legal or other process will be
summarily evicted.
All things considered, it is not strange
that the western mouthpieces of the
land rings are silent as to the present
administrations hostility to the poor
settler" in this case. The facts are
too clear for misrepresentation or mys-
LITIGATION. Steve Elkins was so con-
spicuously connected with the Maxwell
company that its corrupt aims were
made Republican party issue three
years ago. The complete triumph of
the conspiracy, in spite of the effort
made to defeat it, shows what might
have been the fate of the other "poor
settlers" whom the same rings have as
sumed to be friend as against an honest
administration of the land Office
Chicago Herald.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-14
Enjoy Life.

What truly beautiful world we
live in. Nature gives us grandeur of
mountains, glens and oceans, and
thousands of means of enjoyment. We
can desire ne better when in perfect
health: but how often do the majority
of people feel like giving it up disheart-
ened, discouraged and worn out with
disease, when there is no occasion for
this feeling, as every sufferer can
easily obtain satisfactory proof, that
Green's August Flower will make
them free from disease as when born.
Dyspepsia and liver complaint are the
direct causes of seventy-five per cent.
of such maladies as Biliousness, Indi-
gestion, Sick Headache, Costiveness,
Nervous Prostration, Dizziness of the
Head, Palpitation of the Heart, and
other distressing symptoms. Three
deses of August Flower will prove its
wonderful effect. Sample bottles, 10
cents. Try it.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-14
The Labor Party.

The new labor party is formulating
in New York. Its leaders have great
hopes of the result the coming fall, but
there are numerous factions already
disputing for control and all the indi-
cations point to warm time at the
Syracuse Convention on August 18th.
Georges grip is being weakened by the
efforts Of the Socialists in one direction
and by the thoughtful, conservative
element in the other. A distinctiyely
labor party never had and never can
have very plain sailing.
Nearly every leader has his special
hobby, and oil and water are happy
mixtures compared with men with
hobbies.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-14

The newspaper talk about the Star of
Bethlehem has set people to scrutiniz-
ing the heavens to decipher the con-
stellation and locate the star. For the
information of the unlearned we would
say, you will easily find it on any good
map of the United States, being be
tween latitude 81 degrees and 40 min
utes and longitude 81 degrees, 40 min
utes and 1O2 seconds west. The Greek
name of this star is kansas" 1t is a
very bright sparkling object, and has
attracted wide special attention ever
since its:dlscovery.-Oha,Ua Herald.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-14
a Democratic Congress.

Senator Vest claims that no single
Congress has ever enacted SO many just
and beneficient laws as the last, with
Democratic president and house of rep
resentatives. 1t enacted the presiden-
tial succession bill, and also settled for
ever the electoral count by giving to
each state the power to determine for
whom its vote shall be counted. 1t re-
stored to the public domain $4,000, 900
acres of land, granted to railroad cor
porations and unearned. 1t passed a
resolution to investigate the Pacific
railroads, which has already caused one
of these roads to pay the interest on its
bonds held by the government and to
arrange for the payment of the princi-
pal. 1t repealed the tenure of office
law enacted by partizan purposes in
violation of the constitution. 1t estab-
lished a tribunal for trying suits against
the government, instead Of crowding
claims upon the journals of congress
and into the hands of lobbyists. 1t
passed bills preventing the employment
of convict labor by federal officers, and
the contracting for alien labor, and per-
hitting the Incorporation of trades
unions. 1t provided for the redemption
of the trade dollar, and for the protec-
ton of American fishermen. it also
passed the interstate commerce law,
and the act to pension soldiers of the
Mexican war. So far from neglecting
or endangering the public interests as
our enemies predicted, the example of
the patriotic and earnest man who is
now president, permeated and pervaded
every department of the service, until
from the great lakes to the gulf, and
from ocean to ocean, the government is
known to be safe In the hands of the
Democratic party. The merchant i'll
his counting house, the laborer in
factory and furnace, the settler in his
homestead, know and feel that an
honest and able and fearless president
will protect the citizen everywhere in
every right.
This is our record, and upon it we
shall go before the people in 1883 with
full confidence in the result.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-14
Kansas State News.

Garden City is now putting UP thirty
brick and stone buildings.
A farmer near Parsons, while digging
a well, found vein of lead ore.
Ten new colleges are in process of
erection in Kansas at the present time.
The editor of the Wichita Journal
was held up and robbed of S45 Friday
night.
Hutchinson is to have an ice man
ufacturing company with a capital of
$50, 5000.
Haddam Clipper: The timber abounds
in mulberries this summer, the crop be-
ing one Of the best for years.
Barber county has an assessed valua-
ton of three and one-half million dollars
gain of one million during the past
year.
Greensburg, the county seat of Kiowa
county, claims population of 1900. 1t
has five banks having total capital of
S3OO.O
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-14

While the Republican party has full
filled its mission, the Democratic party
has the opportunity to make itself
stronger than ever if it will faithfully
redeem the pledges on which it was re-
stored to power. 1t has already proved
that a Democratic administration is
worthy of confidence and promotive of
the honor and interests Of the country.
If it economies public expenditures,
reduces the public burdens, kills Con-
gressional jobbery, curbs the power of
corporate capital and monopolies, pre-
vents the further accumulation Of an
idle and demoralizing Treasury surplus
and fosters the interests of labor by
wise and even-handed legislation on
the tariff, it will retain the support of
the people. 1t will be singular if a
party which survived quarter of a
century of defeat and misrepresenta-
ton should die in its first quadrennial
of restored power.